Wittewater (Afrikaans: Wittewater, lit. 'white water') is a town in Bergrivier Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located off the R399 road, between Piketberg and Velddrif.[2] It was established in the 1857 by German Moravian missionaries.[3]
Wittewater | |
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Village | |
  Wittewater  Wittewater | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′55″S 18°42′07″E / 32.915278°S 18.702°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Bergrivier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 848 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 1.9% |
| • Coloured | 98.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 97.5% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 7322 |
The town name, 'white water', references the waterfall that emerges behind it during winter rain.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Wittewater". Census 2011.
- ^ "Wittewater". SA Places. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ a b Karena Du Plessis; Vanessa Cowling (2006-01-01). West Coast: Landscape, People, Food, Texture. Struik. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-77007-188-9.